Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-17

guard, to be continuously engaged 10 |
your work, carefully and watchfully |
patroling your rounds and to be in fire.
quent communication with each other
and with the marshals Office. as well not |
only to prevent evil doing as also to pre-
serve peace and order. and to be always |
near at hand to apprehend offenders and |
criminals in acts of lawlessness or cons
mission of crime.
In the performance of your duties |
neither law nor common sense require |
YOU to be meddlesome. intrusive, or Of |
fensive to peaceable citizens, or to make |
needless display of authority where no
action on your part is called for at the
time; nor in any case as policemen are
you to allow your zeal to outrun dscre-
ton or your acts to overleap the bounds
of proper discipline and good judgment.
At the same time you are expected-and
instructed-to be active and vigilant.
prompt and efficient in doing your work,
and thoroughly in earnest in promoting
the interests and well being of the public
service. You are intrusted in large
degree with the preservation of peace.
order, and safety within the city limits.
For this purpose the special duty is rs,
signed more Immediately to your charge
of sharp observance of all suspicious
characters, and of alertness in detecting
infractiOns of law and acts OF an illegal
and hurtful nature-thus insuring as far
as possible safety of life and property
while the people are pursuing their usual
avocations or slumbcring in the silent
watches of the night. You are expected and
required to perform all the duties of this
important trust impartially, with fidelity,
| and to the best of your skill and ability
In making arrests, and in the treat
| ment of persons under arrest, unneces-
lsary barshness is iuexcusable aud uns
| justifiabe; you will therefore be duly
cautious not to commit any inhumane or
cruel acts which would tarnish your
honor or lessen your worth in the esti-
nation of intelligent and respectable
citizens. On the other hand the law
invests you in the exercise of reason
| able prudence and sound discretion with
ample power and authority for the sue
cessful performance of the duties it en-
| JONES. In all cases, when it becom
| necessary to arrest an offender, nd he
| or his aiders and abettors make resist
anCe, you are authorized and empowered
| by law, and you will be sustained hr
wholesome public sentiment, in using
promptly and effectively the means at
your command with sufficient vigor and
force to overcome such resistance, to
SECURE the offender and to place him in
I 3,
| judicial tribunal. In cases of fragrant
aud aGocious crime it is imperatively
your duty to arrest the criminal at all
hazards, if possible; every citizen is
sensible of the dangers and difficulties of
the officer in such trying moment; the
law is on the side of the officer and vests
in him all the rights and authority which
the situation demands.
Since you are thus called to the per
Torrance of important duties at all times
and in many contingencies to perform
urgently imperative duties, it must be as
obvious to you as it is to those who in
vest you with power and responsibility
that you must for the good of the service
necessarily be men of sobriety, of tenn
perate and discreet habits, with minds
disciplined by sober thought and free
from the effects of alcoholic drink, so
that, upon occasion, you may be ready
and prepared to do your work soberlY,
sagaciOusly. with courage and determis
nation, and in such thorough and salts
factory manner as public welfare re-
quires, as the laws enjoin, and as the
citizens of the city have reasonable
right to expect.
The respective duties of city mar
shal, deputy. and body of police, are, in
general, enumerated and set forth in the
book of ordinances under the head of
Police These with such other and
further duties rs may be prescribed by
ordinance. and such regulations or in
structions rs the mayor and council NAV
from time to time adopt and enact, You
are expected to make yourselves perfectly
familiar with in order that you may he
fully cognzant of your duties and always
in readiness for intelligent action as
members of the police force.
So far rs the provisions of any law of
the state, or the ordinances of the CITY, ex-
press intent and come within the purview
of your line of duty, You are now
and at all times specially enjoIued to use
1 your well directed efforts to see the SAME
duly observed and impartially executed
You have been nominated and con.
tirned for your respective offices in the
confident belief that you possess the re-
quisite qualifications and fitness for the
position, and in the further belief of your
willingness and steadfast purpose to be
devoted to the public service as police
faithful and incorruptible in all your
official acts and withal, prudent, respected
and exemplary in personal department
If, unfortunately, any of you should by
willful neglect of duty, habits of in-
toxicatIoD, OF other serious misconduct
forfeit the confidence and trust now re,
posed in you, upon investigation aud
proof of the fact the MAYOR will
unhesItatingly perform his duty of sus'
spending such officer. and if deemed nee
essary for the public good, will, with the
approval and consent of the council per
emptorily discharge him from the police
force. 1t is with pleasure, however, the
mayor avails himself of this occasion anC
in this connection, to fully assure you thai
while You continue to perform your worn
in an honest trustworthy manner. max
ing yourselves respected by an intelligent
and apprecIative public and useful in the
public service. and shall become NOR,
and more efficient as officers by expert
ence, energy and well directed manage
ment of police affairs. you will have tn,
D undiminished confidence and trust a,
well as the hearty and earnest support %
the mayor and council. While such il
:, your conduct they will cheerfully extent
to you their assistance and approval il
: the discharge of your duties. and in ever,
n legitimate manner to all reasonable exten
will add the weight of their authority 1,
sustain your official acts
Allow me in conclusion to remark, tina
e however much you may personally aim a
e an honorable and successful career. tn
|, mayor and council are equally desirou
your services shall steadily and increas
s inglv commend you to the appreciation